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A number of Virginia Tech football players have been charged with beating a
member of the track team during an on-campus brawl.
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And a special election will be held to fill the State Senate seat vacated by
Virgil Goode.

Brawl

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SS=Virginia Tech

Several Virginia Tech football players now face criminal charges.
The charges stem from a fight back in August.
A Montgomery County grand jury returned nine indictments yesterday.
Six current players and one former player face misdemeanor charges of
assault and battery.
Another player-- Angelo Harrison is charged with a FELONY-- attempted
malicious wounding.
In an UNRELATED incident-- dating back to last July-- player Brad Baylor was
charged with abduction, also a felony.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;

Yesterday, head coach Frank Beamer issued some suspensions, after meeting
with Athletic Director Dave Braine and Tech president Paul Torgersen.
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SOT 14:32:31
((FRANK BEAMER/VT FOOTBALL COACH: IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT SOME
SUSPENSIONS WERE IN ORDER, SIMPLY BECAUSE, AS STATED, THESE PLAYERS PUT
THEMSELVES IN A POSITION TO BE CHARGED WITH VIOLATIONS.))
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Football Coach;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=with violations.
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VO-NAT

Beamer stressed the suspensions should not be interpreted as an indication
of guilt or innocence.
The fight outside Squires Student Center seriously injured two track team
members.
Blacksburg police conducted a two- month investigation, interviewing about
100 people.
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SS=hold

As for the incident involving Brad Baylor, a 19- year- old U-V-A student
claims Baylor forced him into an apartment and made him drink large amounts of
alcohol under threat of bodily injury.
Blacksburg police found the teen lying unconscious on a sidewalk.

WV-EXPLOSION

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An explosion and chemical leak at a West Virginia plant that takes apart
ammunition has injured more than dozen people.
The explosion occurred shortly after 9 last night in Wyoming County, about 75
miles south of Charleston.
The blast lead to the leak of sodium hydroxide, a corrosive liquid that can
cause skin and breathing problems.
There is no word yet on what caused the explosion.

Central-Races

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Campbell County restaurants can now serve mixed drinks after passing a
referendum for their area.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Campbell Co./Tuesday;

Voters there passed the measure by a 5 to 1 margin Tuesday.
The new law will allow restaurants to serve mixed alcoholic drinks in
addition to wine and beer.
Supporters say they were tired of losing business to restaurants in
neighboring Lynchburg.
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SOT 18:53:03
IN Q=People tell me
((JEANNE STANLEY/RESTAURANT OWNER: PEOPLE TELL ME ALL THE TIME, `WELL, JEANNE
WE HEAD ON INTO LYNCHBURG BECAUSE SO AND SO LIKE A DRINK BEFORE A MEAL'. AND IT
MIGHT BE ONLY ONE PERSON IN THAT PARTY OF FOUR THAT WANTS THE DRINK, THE REST
OF THEM WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THE WINE OR THE BEER.))
SUPER=01-Jeanne Stanley/Restaurant Owner; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=wine or the beer.
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VO-NAT

Meanwhile in Bedford County, college administrator Robert Bashore
(BAY-shore) won a tight race for the District Four supervisor's seat.

Bashore edged out businessman John White by about 130 votes in the special
election to replace Wayne Newcomb.
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Gas

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A former Danville water and gas department employee has filed a federal
lawsuit against the city.
Lewis Paul Smith claims that residential gas customers in Danville were
overbilled last winter by about one- point- two million dollars -- and that the
city refused to issue refunds.
Smith is seeking unspecified damages for alleged wrongful firing.
City Manager Ray Griffin said he's aware of the suit but declined to
comment.

The state came through for Bob Dole --not allowing Bill Clinton to turn a 32
year tide of G-O-P success in Virginia.
And the party's leadership gave the visual cue that "In-fighting" over John
Warner should end with his victory.
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SOT
IN Q=Personally
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN ))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=involved
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VO-NAT

Probable 19-97 nominee for governor Jim Gilmore had a good evening too.
Two ballot issues he pushed for won big.
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SS=Jim Gilmore

A modern phenomenon in Virginia could benefit Gilmore as well.
Over the last two decades, when the nation chose a president of one party,
Virginians chose a governor of the other party the next year.

Goode

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State Senator Virgil Goode is moving from Richmond to Washington after being
elected to the House of Representatives.
But now that Goode is poised for Congress who would like to fill his shoes
in Richmond?
Teresa Hamilton takes a look.
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SOT
IN Q=Franklin
SUPER=03-Glade Hill/Tuesday Night; :00
SUPER=01-Virgil Goode/(D) Congressman Elect; :29
SUPER=@Reynolds; :51
SUPER=@Teresa2; 1:05
RUNS=1:15
OUT Q=Hamilton, NEWS 7.
((
Franklin County could not have been a better place to proclaim Virgil Goode
a winner.
nat sound from last night
RUNS=:05

The Rocky Mount native was cautious throughout the evening.
It actually took two trips to the podium before admitting he'd won.
He carried not only Danville but also Bedford and Pittsylvania Counties--
areas his challenger George Landrith secured two years ago in his run against
L. F. Payne.
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SOT
IN Q=I think
((VIRGIL GOODE/D-CONGRESSMAN ELECT:I THINK THAT PEOPLE WHO LOOK AT ISSUES
RATHER THAN PARTY LABELS HELPED A WHOLE LOT IN THIS ELECTION. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=this election.

A spokesman for Goode says the democrat will resign from his state senate
post.
This sets the stage for a special election, possibly in December.
Whatever happens, Democrat Roscoe Reynolds, is definitely interested.
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SOT
IN Q=The
((DEL. ROSCOE REYNOLDS/D- MARTINSVILLE:THE ALMOST ELEVEN YEARS THAT I HAVE
SPENT IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES HAS HELPED ME TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN STATE GOVERNMENT AND THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE 20TH SENATORIAL
DISTRICT. ))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=senatorial district.

Dudley

Meanwhile, Republican faithfuls are trying to find a candidate of their own
to fill Virgil Goode's senatorial seat.
The one name that keeps coming up is Allen Dudley, the state delegate from
the 9th District.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;

But he says he's not quite ready to throw his hat in the ring- at least not
yet.
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SOT 13:14:53
IN Q=At this
((DEL. ALLEN DUDLEY/R- ROCKY MOUNT: AT THIS POINT I REALLY CAN'T MAKE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT. ))
((DUDLEY: I CONSIDER THAT A MAJOR DECISION AND WE'VE GOT TO GIVE SOME CAREFUL
THOUGHT TO IT. ))
SUPER=01-Del. Allen Dudley/(R) Rocky Mount; Quick
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=thought to it
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VO-NAT

Dudley says he's received a number of phone calls from people encouraging
him to run for the State Senate.
He says he'll make a decision in the coming weeks.
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Fuller

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The wife of a prominent Roanoke pastor died yesterday.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

Pat Fuller was the wife of Doctor Charles Fuller.
Sources say she had been suffering from cancer.
Doctor Fuller is the pastor of Roanoke's First Baptist Church.
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SS=NONE

Eight Virginia Tech football players have been charged with beating a member
of the track team during an on-campus brawl.
A grand jury indicted the players yesterday for their
involvement in the August 31st attack.
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VO-NAT

President Clinton is back in the White House where last night.. he threw
a party to thank voters.
Meanwhile, changes to the cabinet are beginning to come into focus.
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VO-NAT

And dozens of homes are evacuated in St. Louis after a tanker truck full of
gasoline overturns and catches fire on a busy highway.
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And that's what's making news on this Thursday, November 7th.

CABINET

Sources say Secretary of State Warren Christopher will announce today that
he's resigning.
Christopher's departure is expected to be just the first of many cabinet
changes in President Clinton's second term.
Meantime, President Clinton is back in the White House, where last night he
threw a party to thank voters.
Lee Cowan files this report.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Washington DC; :00
SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting; 1:15 (SU)
RUNS=1:27
OUT Q=CBS News, Washington
((TRACK:
FOR PRESIDENT CLINTON, HIS FIRST POST-ELECTION DAY WAS ABOUT CELEBRATING.
AT A MASSIVE PARTY FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED SUPPORTERS FROM THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
LAST NIGHT, THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF SIMPLY SAID "THANK YOU."
SOT:
"LAST NIGHT WHEN THE VOTE CAME IN
I THOUGHT OF EVERYONE...I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU...THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
WHO WE'VE HELPED TO HAVE A SECOND CHANCE."
(21:23:49:00)
TRACK: ALONG WITH THE PRAISING HIS SUPPORTERS, THE PRESIDENT REMINDED THEM
THAT THE VICTORY LIGHT WILL BE FLEETING....AND MUCH WORK LIES AHEAD.
SOT: "LET'S WAKE UP TOMORROW PROUD WE'VE WON AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE GO ABOUT
BUILDING THAT BRIDGE TO THE 21-ST CENTURY." (21z26z00)
TRACK:
AS EARLY AS TODAY....THE PRESIDENT WILL BEGIN LOOKING CLOSELY AT HIS INNER
CIRCLE.
AT LEAST FOUR AND PERHAPS SIX MEMBERS MAY BE LEAVING.>>>INCLUDING WHITE HOUSE
CHIEF OF STAFF LEON PANETTA, SECRETARY OF STATE WARREN CHRISTOPHER, DEFENSE
SECRETARY WILLIAM PERRY AND ADVISOR GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS ....
SO FAR THERE'S LITTLE MORE THAN SPECULATION ON WHO WILL BE REPLACING WH_>
A PRESS CONFERENCE IS PROMISED BY WEEK'S END.
FOR HIS PART, BOB DOLE.....NOW OFFICIALLY CITIZEN DOLE ...>IS PLANNING HIS
RETIREMENT..>.STARTING WITH A VACATION AT HIS HOME IN FLORIDA.
LEE COWAN, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))

John-Warner

Virginia's reliance on defense spending surely helped John Warner pull out a
victory.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Falls Church/Tuesday Night;
The Senator finished the night with a six-point victory --- closer than the
polls suggested.
And many voters may have chosen partly because of the possibility he'd head
the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee.
SUPER=@file;

But in the morning-after analysis, Warner now says it looks like South
Carolina's Strom Thurmond won't give up the chairmanship.
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SOT 19:37:11
IN Q=Strom as
((SEN. JOHN WARNER/(R) VA: STROM AS HE APPROACHES HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY MIGHT
CONSIDER RELINQUISHING SOME OF THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES. AT THIS TIME I DON'T
HAVE ANY PLANS TO TRY TO CHALLENGE HIM. THEREFORE WE'LL SEE WITH THE PASSAGE
OF TIME THERE COMES A POINT WHERE MAYBE AT AGE 98 HE MIGHT SAY "WELL PERHAPS
NOW'S A GOOD TIME TO SHIFT THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE."))
SUPER=@johnwarner;
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=the committee.
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VO-NAT

Senator Warner will probably retain his chairmanship of the Senate Rules
committee.
He pledged on election day to lead the fight in the Senate for campaign
finance reform.
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SOT 20:13
IN Q=No other
((NO OTHER CANDIDATE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAD ROUGHLY TEN MILLION
DOLLARS OF PERSONAL SPENDING DUMPED ON HIM.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=dumped on him.
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VO-NAT

Mark-Warner

Tuesday may have spelled defeat for Mark Warner, but he said he was proud
of the race he ran.
And he defended his decision to spend millions of his own money on the
campaign.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Alexandria;

Warner said he believes more voters were offended by contributions John
Warner accepted from political action committees.
The democratic challenger said he still believes his personal contributions
were a good investment.
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SOT 02:23:33
IN Q=There is nothing I feel
((MARK WARNER: THERE IS NOTHING I FEEL ASHAMED OF IN THIS CAMPAIGN. NOTHING I
REGRET FROM THE TIME, THE ENERGY OR THE RESOURCES I PUT IN. AND IN TERMS OF MY
POLITICAL STOCK BEING AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH, STOCKS GO UP AND DOWN, BUT I THINK I
MAY BE A LONG- TERM HOLD.))
SUPER=07-Mark Warner;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=long- term hold.
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SS=HOLD

Mark Warner did not speculate on his political future.
He says he will devote more attention to his businesses and head to Florida
for a family vacation.

GAS-TANKER

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As many as 50 homes were evacuated last near St. Louis when a
tanker truck full of gasoline overturned and burned on a busy highway.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond Hgts., MO;

The driver managed to escape with only minor injuries before the truck burst
into flames.
It then took fire fighters several hours to put out the flames.
The accident caused massive traffic jams in the area and homes were
evacuated because of the heavy smell of gasoline.
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BOSTON-COLLEGE

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Thirteen football players at Boston College are under suspension for alleged
gambling.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Newton, MA;

The players allegedly bet on college and professional football and on major
league baseball games, including this year's World Series.
Some even bet against their own team.
But prosecutors say there's no evidence at this time that the outcome of
any Boston College football game was influenced by gambling.
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Tech-Brawl

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More trouble for the Virginia Tech football team.
A Montgomery County grand jury indicted eight players and one former player
were indicted yesterday on criminal charges.
As Tracy Altizer reports, most of the charges result from an on campus
brawl.
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SOT
IN Q=A visibly upset
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Football Coach; :17
SUPER=01-Lt. Bruce Bradbury/Blacksburg Police; :56
SUPER=01-Dave Braine/Va. Tech Athletic Director; 1:13
SUPER=@Tracy1; 1:25
RUNS=1:34
OUT Q=News 7, Blacksburg.

EXPLOSION

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More than a dozen people have been injured in an explosion and chemical
leak at a plant in West Virginia that takes apart ammunition.
The explosion occurred shortly after 9 last night in Wyoming County, about
75 miles south of Charleston.
The blast lead to the leak of sodium hydroxide, a corrosive liquid that can
cause skin and breathing problems.
There is no word yet on what caused the explosion.

Rail-Merger

C-S-X has upped the stakes in the ongoing bidding war with Norfolk Southern.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

The Richmond railroad has increased its offer to buy Conrail.
Norfolk Southern's buyout proposal is still higher- but Conrail has agreed
to stick with the C-S-X bid.
The amended deal between the two railroads also tightens several
restrictions that will make it difficult for either of them to strike a deal
with another competitor like N-S.
Before any deal is signed though, it must be voted on by Conrail
shareholders next month.
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Payne

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Death row inmate Joseph Payne is still awaiting word on his clemency
request.
Payne is scheduled to die tonight for the 19-85 slaying of a fellow inmate.
Either Governor Allen or the U-S Supreme Court could block the execution.

Abused-Woman

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A North Carolina woman is walking all the way to New York to prove how much
she loves her children, and raise awareness of domestic abuse.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Michelle Buisch stopped in Roanoke yesterday.
She says she moved to North Carolina from New York, to escape an abusive
relationship.
But she could not make it back to New York for a court hearing, and lost
custody of her two children.
She's hoping her walk will help convince the judge how much she wants them
back.
Buisch is asking people to let her know she's not alone, by walking with
her.
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SOT 11:02:57
IN Q=there have been
((MICHELLE BUISCH/THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE TOLD ME, IF THERE'S
ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP JUST LET MY KNOW. WELL I'M LETTING YOU KNOW. I DON'T
WANT YOUR MONEY, I JUST WANT YOUR SUPPORT ))
SUPER=07-Michelle Buisch
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=want your support
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SS=NONE

Buisch will continue her walk this morning, leaving the Turning Point
shelter at eight.

Ski-Club

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Winter is just around the corner.
And for local ski enthusiasts, the snow can not fall soon enough.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Last night the Roanoke Ski Club kicked off the new season with its annual
show.
Members got to check out new equipment, clothing, and resort packages.
Organizers say the sport's popularity continues to grow.
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SOT 0:06:18
IN Q=The number of people
((BILL FRANZ/ROANOKE SKI CLUB: THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING INTERESTED
IN SKIING EVEN THE AGE BRACKET OF PEOPLE SKIING-- YOU KNOW, FROM FIVE YEAR OLDS
AND SIX YEAR OLDS ON UP. THE SKIING COMMUNITY IN THIS AREA HAS GROWN QUITE A
BIT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. ))
SUPER=01-Bill Franz/Roanoke Ski Club;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=last couple of years
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

Franz says the club is active all year round--
During winter members take ski trips-- summer events include mountain
biking, canoeing, and rafting.
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SOT 0:02:07
IN Q=The Roanoke Ski
((JOE STEVENS/SNOWSHOE MOUNTAIN RESORT: THE ROANOKE SKI CLUB HAS BEEN AROUND
FOR SOME TIME AND THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB AT PROMOTING THE SPORT AND THIS
GIVES A CHANCE FOR THE MEMBERS WHO ARE YEAR- ROUND MEMBERS TO COME IN AND SEE
WHAT'S NEW, BUT IT ALSO GIVES THEM THE CHANCE TO ATTRACT THE NEW SKIERS. ))
SUPER=01-Joe Stevens/Snowshoe Mountain Resort;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=attract the new skiers
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VO-NAT

Stevens says Snowshoe already has plenty of powder-- and will open for
skiers NEXT Friday.
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